Today is the deadline for submitting doctoral dissertations to the National Tax Association’s 36th Annual Competition for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertations in Government Finance and Taxation:

The National Tax Association awards an annual prize for the doctoral dissertation that makes the most significant contribution to the field of government finance and taxation. All graduate students at accredited U.S. and Canadian institutions and individuals who will receive the doctoral degree or its equivalent after July 1, 2005, and before June 1, 2006, are eligible for the awards. The deadline for submission is June 15, 2006.

Dissertations (theoretical and applied) may be on any topic in the area of government finance, including taxation, debt and fiscal policy, public choice, expenditures, budgeting, administrative and management science applications, program analysis, and policy evaluation. Entries will be judged by a panel of experts on the basis of originality, clarity of exposition, and significance of the analysis for scholars and practitioners of government finance. The winner receives $2,000 and the opportunity to adapt the manuscript for publication in the National Tax Journal. Two honorable mention awards of $1,000 each may be given for other outstanding entries. The winners will be announced in September 2006.

The awards will be presented at the 99th Annual Conference on Taxation in Boston, November 16-18, 2006.

For more information, including downloadable nomination forms and entry forms, see here.